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Mumbai monsoon
Speed up flyover works in coordination with railways, says top civic official
The directive was given during a joint review meeting involving representatives from the BMC, Mumbai Traffic Police, and the railways, an official statement said
24 April,2025 08:03 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Attari border closed: Tourists postpone plans, locals laud PM's decision
A tourist from Rajasthan, Surinder Singh, stated that they had come to Amritsar with the hopes of crossing through the border to attend a family wedding in Pakistan, but now the plans have been postponed
24 April,2025 08:00 PM IST | Amritsar | ANI
Day 3 of state mourning for Pope Francis to be observed on Saturday, funeral day
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Thursday made the declaration through a statement and announced that the National Flag will be flown at half-mast on the day throughout India on all buildings where it is flown regularly and there will be no official entertainment
24 April,2025 07:58 PM IST | New Delhi | ANI
Pahalgam terror attack: Meghalaya tightens security along Bangladesh border
Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma, who is currently in New Delhi, en route to the Vatican for Pope Francis' funeral on Saturday, is closely monitoring the state's security apparatus. He has called for heightened collaboration with the Border Security Force (BSF)
24 April,2025 07:40 PM IST | Shillong | PTI
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Monsoon preparations intensified by BMC, civic chief inspects desilting works
Gagrani directed the civic officials to dispose of silt extracted from nullahs (drains) within 48 hours at designated locations
24 April,2025 07:09 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
All-party meeting underway as govt briefs leaders on Pahalgam terror attack
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju were present from the government's side
24 April,2025 06:33 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
China successfully launches three new astronauts to its space station
The Shenzhou-20 spaceship carrying the astronauts blasted off at 5.17 pm (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China. Minutes later, an official in the mission control centre announced that the launch was a "complete success." The launch was telecast live by the state-run CGTN
24 April,2025 06:28 PM IST | Beijing | PTI
In a first, rare white leopard cub spotted in Ratnagiri
Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Girija Desai from the Ratnagiri forest department, while confirming the rare sighting in state, said, “We have come across a white newborn cub of an Indian leopard in Ratnagiri district. We also found the cub's mother and an another cub nearby”
24 April,2025 06:20 PM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
Pahalgam terror attack: Fawad Khan’s Abir Gulaal to not release in India, report
Since the horrific Pahalgam terror attack, the cry to ban Fawad Khan's Abir Gulaal's release in India has been growing louder, and now reports say that the movie will not be released in the country
24 April,2025 06:05 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Thane court convicts two Bangladeshi women for illegal stay
"The offences they have been accused of are punishable by imprisonment of five years. The accused has been in jail since December 20, 2023. Hence, it would be appropriate to convict them under the Foreigners Order 1948, read with Foreigners Act 1948 and sentence them for imprisonment of 1 year, 3 months 27 days," the judge said
24 April,2025 06:04 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent